diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/taskwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/taskwindow.cpp
index 8dc060e1489..cca6ebf256e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/taskwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/taskwindow.cpp
@@ -730,6 +730,7 @@ QSize TaskDelegate::sizeHint(const QStyleOptionViewItem &option, const QModelInd
         int height = 0;
         description.replace(QLatin1Char('\n'), QChar::LineSeparator);
         QTextLayout tl(description);
+        tl.setAdditionalFormats(index.data(TaskModel::Task_t).value<ProjectExplorer::Task>().formats);
         tl.beginLayout();
         while (true) {
             QTextLine line = tl.createLine();